Early Humans Dug for Food, Study Suggests By Ker Than published 11 January 08 Before TV dinners and even before fire was harnessed, a meager diet.
Apes Point to Origins of Human Language By Ker Than published 11 January 08 Humans might have been signing long before they were speaking.
Meet Your New Cousins, the Flying Lemurs By Ker Than published 11 January 08 The strange-looking creatures glide using a skin-fold like flying squirrels.
Newfound Sea Anemones Really Get Around By Ker Than published 23 November 07 New species found off the Aleutian Islands.
Good Night's Sleep Key to Strong Memories By Ker Than published 15 November 07 New research supports sleep's key role in memory formation.
New Ancient Ape Species Discovered By Ker Than published 12 November 07 Scientists debate whether it is proof our ancestors evolved only in Africa.
Clever Trick Lets Snakes Eat Toxic Prey By Ker Than published 12 November 07 A foolproof plan allows the Australian death adder to eat poisonous frogs.
How Ventriloquists Fool the Brain By Ker Than published 7 November 07 A brain region that responds to sight and sound together could hold the key.
Key Found to Making Robots Human-Friendly By Ker Than published 5 November 07 Children accepted a touch-sensitive robot as one of them.
Meet Your New Cousins, the Flying Lemurs By Ker Than published 1 November 07 The strange-looking creatures glide using a skin-fold like flying squirrels.
Brain Cells Colored To Create 'Brainbow' By Ker Than published 31 October 07 The new technique causes neurons to glow in 90 distinct colors.
First Land Creatures Saw in Vivid Color By Ker Than published 25 October 07 The first fish that climbed onto land could likely see in color.
Power Outage Shuts Down Government Agency By Ker Than published 22 October 07 Workers at the National Science Foundation have been sent home for the day.
Something Very Fishy Revealed about Human Fingers By Ker Than published 18 October 07 The gene that makes our hands and feet also make fish fins.
Genetic Ancestry Tests Mostly Hype, Scientists Say By Ker Than published 18 October 07 Such "vanity tests" rely on misconceptions about race and genetics.
The Incredible Shrinking Radio By Ker Than published 18 October 07 It's thinner than a human hair and can covert radio waves into sound.
Prehistoric Humans Hit the Beach During Cold Spell By Ker Than published 17 October 07 Shellfish, pigments, and stone tools were found in an African coastal cave.
Strong-Jawed Dino Likened to Arnold Schwarzenegger By Ker Than published 3 October 07 It's been dubbed the "Arnold Schwarzenegger" of dinosaurs.
Woolly Mammoth Hair Yields 'Fantastic' DNA By Ker Than published 27 September 07 Hair is a better source of ancient DNA than bone or muscle, a woollymammoth study suggests.
'Jurassic Park' Villain Had Feathers By Ker Than published 20 September 07 Velociraptor was turkey-sized and a new study shows it had feathers, too.
Arctic Meltdown Opens Fabled Northwest Passage By Ker Than published 14 September 07 Artic ice melting is clearing a path for a trade route.
Oldest Identifiable Footprints Found By Ker Than published 12 September 07 Paleozoic Era footprints have been matched to the animals that made them.
New Theory: How Intelligence Works By Ker Than published 11 September 07 How well information travels through the brain could determine intelligence.
New System Helps Airliners Avoid Turbulence By Ker Than published 10 September 07 The system could help put an end to stomach-lurching bumps during flight.
Newfound Species Pushes Back Human-Ape Split By Ker Than published 22 August 07 he gorilla-like creature lived 10 million years ago in Africa.
